
Neonatologist with 25 years' experience in newborn intensive care and high-risk neonatal conditions
Experience
25 years
Languages
English, Hindi, Tamil
Location
Sharjah
Sees
children
Dr. Jayasheela Kannan is a neonatologist with over 25 years of clinical experience managing newborns in intensive care settings. She trained at leading pediatric institutions across India, including Madras Medical College, Sri Ramachandra Medical University, and the Institute of Child Health, before moving to the UAE. Her background spans both routine newborn care and complex conditions requiring advanced NICU support.
Throughout her career, Dr. Kannan has held progressively senior roles including Senior Registrar and Junior Consultant in Neonatology, Assistant Professor in the Neonatology Department, and Senior Resident at specialist children's hospitals. She previously worked as a Consultant Neonatologist at Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital in Chennai, where she established a dedicated Child Development Center to provide structured follow-up care for newborns after discharge from intensive care.
She works with families managing both straightforward newborn needs and high-risk conditions, offering comprehensive NICU expertise grounded in three decades of practice across India and the UAE.
Special interests: child development follow-up, neonatal intensive care unit management.
Extracted from the doctor's hospital profile — patient-friendly terms
MBBS
Government Stanley Medical College, India · 1994
MD in Paediatrics
MP Shah Medical College (Irwin Hospital), India · 2000
DM in Neonatology
Madras Medical College, Institute of Child Health, India
Consultant Neonatologist
Sir Ivan Stedeford Hospital, India
Assistant Professor in Paediatrics, Neonatology Department
Sri Ramachandra Medical University, India
Senior Resident
Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, India
Junior Consultant in Neonatology
Childs Trust Hospital, India
Senior Registrar in Paediatrics
Childs Trust Hospital, India
Consultations are available in English, Hindi, Tamil.
NMC Healthcare — NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah.
Yes — this doctor sees children.
Commonly treated: High-Risk Newborn Conditions, Neonatal Intensive Care Needs, Premature Birth Complications.
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NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah
Al Zahra St - near Clock Tower - Al Ghuwair - Hay Al Gharb - Sharjah
+971 6 561 9999NMC Royal Hospital Sharjah: 4.4★ · 6,597 Google reviews — Google rating for the clinic, not this doctor.
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